Brian Vogler
{{short description|Australian soccer player and coal miner}}
{{For|the American football player|Brian Vogler (American football)}}
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Brian "Chookie" Vogler (30 May 1932 in Ipswich, Queensland – 6 May 2009 in Gold Coast, Queensland) was an Australian international footballer and coal miner.
Biography
He spent his childhood in North Ipswich attending local Catholic schools before becoming a coal miner, a profession he followed for 43 years.
Vogler began his sporting career as a professional rugby league footballer before switching to football. He played senior football in Queensland for Blackstone and Hellenic during the 1950s and 1960s. Later he would be a competitive cricketer and lawn bowler.
Although selected in the Australian squad that competed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games,{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/701325 |title=Brian Vogler |publisher=Olympedia |access-date=1 December 2021}} Brian didn't make his international debut until after the Games in a friendly match against India at the Sydney Sports Ground in December of the same year.
Vogler, Socceroo number 158, scored on debut in a 1–7 loss to the Indians. He played two more matches for Australia against New Zealand in 1958 scoring his second A-international goal at Carlaw Park in a 2-all draw. In 1959 he scored again for Australia in a B-International against a touring Heart of Midlothian team. In later life he was a competitive lawn bowler.
Personal life
Married to Margaret. They had six children: Mark, Gary, Christine, Peter (an Australian representative in baseball at two Olympics), Matthew and Anne.
References
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External links
- [http://www.qt.com.au/story/2009/05/08/Ipswich-soccer-great-Brian-Vogler-farewelled/ Brian Vogler Farewelled]
- [http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/102956,former-socceroo-dies-aged-76.aspx Former Socceroo Dies, Aged 76]
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Category:Australian men's soccer players
Category:Australia men's international soccer players
Category:Olympic soccer players for Australia
Category:Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Category:Men's association football midfielders